Principal Infrastructure Demand Planner

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Equity options

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Demand Planner to own capacity forecasting and planning for OCI's global network. The role focuses on backbone, metro, and POP capacity, partnering with fiber sourcing and site design teams while navigating capital approvals.

You will mentor junior planners, stay ahead on industry trends, and work with engineering, operations, and finance to optimize cost and performance across the network.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain capacity forecasts for OCI's network footprint.
• Partner with fiber sourcing to secure dark fiber IRUs and DWDM plans.
• Navigate capital approval processes (PAQ/CAR/PR/PO) for funding.
• Collaborate on OAD/3AD/POP/Hub site planning with capacity needs.
• Track industry trends to identify optimization opportunities.
• Conduct capacity reviews and share insights with stakeholders.
• Align capacity planning with engineering, operations, and finance.
• Document capacity planning processes for consistency.
• Mentor junior capacity planners and share knowledge.

Job description

Job Description

As the Principal Infrastructure Demand Planner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping OCI's network capacity strategy. Your primary responsibility is to own and manage capacity forecasting and planning for a specific segment of OCI's global network, ensuring optimal performance and future-proofing our infrastructure. This role demands a deep understanding of network capacity planning, fiber infrastructure, and capital approval processes, with a focus on backbone, metro, and POP capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate capacity forecasts for a defined portion of OCI's global network footprint.
• Partner closely with fiber sourcing teams to secure dark fiber IRUs and plan DWDM/lit wavelength requirements.
• Navigate OCI's capital approval process, including PAQ, CAR, PR, and PO, to secure funding for capacity enhancements.
• Collaborate with site design teams on OAD/3AD/POP/Hub site planning, ensuring alignment with capacity needs.
• Stay updated on industry trends and technologies to identify opportunities for network optimization and cost efficiency.
• Conduct regular capacity reviews and provide insights to stakeholders, ensuring proactive capacity management.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and finance, to align capacity planning with business goals.
• Document and communicate capacity planning processes, ensuring a consistent and efficient approach across the organization.
• Mentor and guide junior capacity planners, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $90,100 - $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4

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